Higashihiroshima
Higashihiroshima (Japanese东 広 島 市, -shi, literally: " Eastern Hiroshima " ) is a town in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan.
History
The city was founded on April 20, 1974 by the merger of the four towns ( Chō ) Hachihonmatsu (八 本 松 町, chō ), Saijō (西 条 町, chō ), Shiwa (志 和 町, chō ) and Takaya (高 屋 町, chō ) formed in the district of Kamo.
1992 the population exceeded 100,000.
On 7 February 2005, the small towns Fukutomi Kōchi (河内 町, chō ), Kurose (黒 瀬 町, chō ) and Toyosaka (豊 栄 町, chō ) in the district of Kamo and the small town of Akitsu were (福 富 町, chō ) (安 芸 津 町, -chō ) incorporated in the district of Toyota.
Attractions
- Remains of the castle Kagamiyama (镜 山城, Kagamiyama - jo )
Traffic
- Street: San'yo highway
- National Road 2 to Osaka and Kitakyushu
- National roads 185, 375, 486
- San'yo JR Shinkansen: Train station Higashihiroshima, to Tokyo and Hakata
- JR San'yo Main Line: to Kobe and Kitakyushu
- JR Kure Line
Education
- Hiroshima University
Twinning
- China People's Republic of Deyang, China
Adjacent Cities and Towns
- Takehara
- Akitakata
- Miyoshi
- Kure
- Mihara